If someone wins the jackpot in tonight’s Mega Millions, there is a possibility that person’s identity will never be known.

Laws in 18 states allow lottery winners to collect prizes anonymously, meaning that we may never know who wins the over $1.35 billion dollar jackpot.

In 2022 the winners of an equally large jackpot in Illinois remained anonymous under state law, with the Illinois Lottery describing them as, “two individuals, who agreed to split the prize if won – and they stayed true to that word,” in a press release.

Here are the places where winners can anonymously claim lottery prizes and the requirements for them.

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What is the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever?

At $1.35 billion, the jackpot for the upcoming Mega Millions drawing is currently the second-largest jackpot in the lottery’s history. Here’s where the other record-holders stand: